Paul Parcellin

Crime Films and TV

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Sailor Alex Winkley (Bill Williams) and dance-hall girl June Goffe (Susan Hayward) spend a long night trying to solve a murder. He woke up with a pocketful of cash he received from the victim. Now he's only got until daybreak to figure it out. "Deadline at Dawn" (1946) #filmnoir

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@GrouchoG Thanks, I’ll check that out.

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Jean Peters, Richard Widmark, 'Pickup on South Street' (1953).
Without the war, there’d be no noir. How noir captured the feeling of perpetual paranoia. (Click link to read) #filmnoir
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@fobbioblivion It was one of the most prominent Cold War noirs. Spies and nuclear secrets played a big role in noirs of that era.

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@MrSpofford True, but I wonder whether or not noir on the screen would appeal to as many moviegoers had they not experienced the war and its aftermath. Noir tended to map the public’s anxieties. The Bomb, the nuclear threat and the Iron Curtain figure in to noir, especially post war.

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The irredeemable Mike Nelson (Sydney Chaplin) has a suitcase stuffed with stolen cash. He and his partner in crime disagree about the spilt, and before long two murders occur, one of which is witnessed by a priest who is now in danger. "The Deadliest Sin"
(1955) #filmnoir

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Prison escapee and murderer Al Walker (William Holden) holds police psychiatrist Dr. Andrew Collins (Lee J. Cobb) and his family hostage. Walker and his gang wait for a boat pickup that will send them on their way. But can the family survive? "The Dark Past" (1948) #filmnoir

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Identical twins Terry and Ruth Collins (Olivia de Havilland as both) share a job and often switch places. When Terry's boyfriend is murdered she's under suspicion. But she has an airtight alibi — or does she? "The Dark Mirror" (1946) #filmnoir

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Café owner Danny Haley (Charlton Heston) wrangles an out-of-towner into a card game. Haley and his buds fleece the sucker, but things go downhill fast. Soon, the card sharks are in the hot seat for something other than their crooked gaming operation. "Dark City" (1950) #filmnoir

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@TheDarkPages A fine choice. Mine is “Detour” (1945). The more you look at it, the more you see.

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Ethel Whitehead (Joan Crawford) is trapped in a bad marriage. When her child dies she opts to leave her husband. Using her good looks, she manipulates men and winds up with a mobster, George Castleman (David Brian). Then things turn deadly. "The Damned Don't Cry" (1950) #filmnoir

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@mostrowski52 The slide whistle was an unfortunate choice.

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Unassuming accountant Frank Bigelow
(Edmond O'Brien) journeys to San Francisco to unwind and kick up some dust. But someone slips him a mickey laced with "luminous toxin." "D.O.A." (1950) is filled with pleasures even when the plot gets a bit chewy and hard to digest. #filmnoir

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Prison brass Lt. Tunner (Barry Sullivan) wants bank robber Jory (Vittorio Gassman) to spill info. Jory escapes and hot foots it to the Louisiana bayou country — and Tunner soon finds that the swamps are a treacherous place for an outsider. "Cry of the Hunted" (1953) #crimefilm

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Rocky Mulloy (Dick Powell) gets sprung from a life sentence when an opportunistic witness gives him a fake alibi. Everyone thinks Rocky knows where a stash of robbery money is hidden, and he sets out to find whoever was behind the frame up.
"Cry Danger" (1951) #filmnoir

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A Yakuza boss secures Togawa's (Joe Shishido) early release from prison and Togawa is coerced into taking part in an armored car robbery. He plans to use his cut to pay for surgery that will allow his sister to walk again. "Cruel Gun Story"" (1964) #neonoir #NikkatsuNoir

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@KPrigkipakis Ah, yes, time marches on.

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Aspiring writer Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) takes a job as a casino croupier to make ends meet. But the nefarious actions and double dealings he encounters are more astonishing than anything he could concoct for the novel he's been working on. "Croupier" (1998) #neonoir

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French diplomat David Talbot (William Powell) is accused by one of running out on a debt. Another says that he's a thief and a killer. Trouble is, a train accident left Talbot with amnesia, and he's not sure that he isn't guilty of those crimes. "Crossroads" (1942) #filmnoir